SA Rock Lists

SA Charts 1969 - 1989
(As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion)

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ARTIST (Nationality, SA Artists are highlighted) Comments and information
Chart entry date (day-Month-year) highest position
number of weeks on chart TITLE additional info (UK highest position) (US highest position)

Terry JACKS (CANADA)
12 Apr 74 1 15 SEASONS IN THE SUN (1) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 15

Dee D. JACKSON (UK)
08 Dec 78 15 6 AUTOMATIC LOVER (4) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6


Janet JACKSON (US)
31 Oct 86 19 1 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY (3) (4)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 1

Jermaine JACKSON (US)
09 Mar 73 9 12 DADDY'S HOME (-) (9)
18 Oct 80 20 1 LET'S GET SERIOUS (8) (9)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 13

Michael JACKSON (US)
22 Dec 72 14 12 BEN (7) (1)
23 Nov 79 1 20 DON'T STOP 'TILL YOU GET ENOUGH (3) (1)
26 Apr 80 20 3 OFF THE WALL (7) (10)
08 Aug 81 1 16 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE (1) (55)
18 Dec 82 5 14 THE GIRL IS MINE (Duet with Paul McCartney) (8) (2)
01 Apr 83 2 17 BILLIE JEAN (1) (1)
08 Jul 83 8 12 BEAT IT (3) (1)
16 Dec 83 3 16 SAY SAY SAY (Duet with Paul McCartney) (2) (1)
05 Sep 87 7 21 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU (1) (1)
14 Nov 87 4 14 BAD (3) (1)
06 Feb 88 16 3 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL (3) (1)
Total songs: 11 Total weeks: 148

The JACKSONS (US)
20 Dec 80 1 16 CAN YOU FEEL IT (6) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 16

Mick JADE (SA)
19 Feb 71 11 6 GIVE ME MORE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 6

Mick JAGGER (UK)
25 Oct 85 10 8 DANCING IN THE STREET (Duet with David BOWIE) (1) (7)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 8

Lance JAMES (SA) full name: Lance James LIEBENBERG; born in Germiston in 1938.
20 Mar 70 13 6 DANKIE (-) (-)
02 Apr 71 4 14 VICKI title song from a film (-) (-)
07 Dec 73 17 5 WHAT'S YOUR MAMA'S NAME CHILD (-) (-)
09 Sep 77 5 15 AFTER THE FIRE IS GONE (Duet with Barbara RAY) (-) (-)
Total songs: 4 Total weeks: 40

Mark JAMES (?)
25 Jun 76 17 4 MOODY BLUE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

Tommy JAMES & THE SHONDELLS (US)
21 Feb 69 1 13 CRIMSON AND CLOVER (-) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 13

JEROME (?)
13 Aug 71 13 5 NOSY ROSIE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 5


JERONIMO (GERMANY)
29 May 70 13 5 HEYA (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 5

Mungo JERRY see MUNGO JERRY

Joan JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS (US)
24 Apr 82 1 19 I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL (4) (1)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 19

JIGSAW (UK)
12 Mar 76 20 2 SKY HIGH (9) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

Billy JOEL (US)
28 Jul 78 6 19 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE (19) (3)
26 Jan 79 2 15 MY LIFE (12) (3)
04 May 79 8 10 HONESTY (-) (24)
30 Aug 80 14 8 YOU MAYBE RIGHT (-) (7)
07 Oct 83 3 14 TELL HER ABOUT IT (4) (1)
13 Jan 84 8 8 UPTOWN GIRL (1) (3)
10 Jan 87 3 17 A MATTER OF TRUST (52) (10)
Total songs: 7 Total weeks: 91

Elton JOHN (UK)
19 Jan 73 6 11 CROCODILE ROCK (5) (1)
20 Apr 73 7 14 DANIEL (4) (2)
18 Jan 74 7 7 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD (6) (2)
13 Aug 76 1 17 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART (Duet with Kiki DEE) (1) (1)
05 Jan 79 6 11 PART TIME LOVE (15) (22)
23 Mar 79 4 9 SONG FOR GUY (4) (-)
20 Sep 80 8 10 LITTLE JEANIE (33) (3)
12 Jun 82 7 8 BLUE EYES (8) (12)
19 Aug 83 4 16 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES (5) (4)
04 Nov 83 9 10 I'M STILL STANDING (4) (12)
17 Aug 84 5 10 SAD SONGS SAY SO MUCH (7) (5)
14 Dec 84 15 7 PASSENGER (5) (-)
03 Jan 86 1 18 NIKITA (3) (7)
Total songs: 13 Total weeks: 148

Robert JOHN (US)
28 Apr 72 15 7 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (-) (3)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

Jessica JONES (SA) full name: Ruth Jessica JONES. Born in Glamorgan, Wales
07 Jul 72 1 26 SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY (-) (-)
08 Dec 72 9 11 WAKE UP, WAKE UP (-) (-)
09 Nov 73 13 11 WAIKIKI MAN reached #1 in New Zealand and Zimbabwe (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 48

Paul JONES (UK)
10 Jun 77 15 4 STOP, STOP, STOP (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 4

Tom JONES (UK)
10 Jan 69 15 5 A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME (14) (48)
30 May 69 12 7 LOVE ME TONIGHT (9) (13)
02 Jan 70 3 13 WITHOUT LOVE (10) (5)
22 May 70 1 10 DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS (5) (13)
25 Sep 70 4 7 I (WHO HAVE NOTHING) (16) (14)
26 Mar 71 5 9 SHE'S A LADY (13) (2)
10 Dec 71 12 10 TILL (2) (41)
05 Mar 76 20 1 PAPA (-) (-)
11 Feb 89 18 1 KISS (With the ART OF NOISE) (5) (31)
Total songs: 9 Total weeks: 63

JOURNEY (US)
03 Nov 78 12 13 WHEEL IN THE SKY (-) (57)
03 Jun 83 17 3 SEPARATE WAYS (-) (8)
Total songs: 2 Total weeks: 16

JOY (SA) Felicia Marian, Thoka Ndlozi and Anneline Malebo
26 Jan 80 11 9 AIN'T GONNA STOP 'TILL I GET TO THE TOP (-) (-)
05 Jul 80 1 19 PARADISE ROAD (-) (-) stayed at #1 for nine consecutive weeks
30 May 81 18 2 LOVE CHAIN REACTION (-) (-)
Total songs: 3 Total weeks: 30

Little Ronnie JOYCE (SA)
05 Jul 74 20 2 GIVE A LITTLE LOVE (-) (-)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 2

JUNIOR (UK)
25 Sep 82 11 7 MAMA USED TO SAY (7) (30)
Total songs: 1 Total weeks: 7

All info generously supplied by John Samson, September/October 2000 with major input from Chris Kimberley and Kevin Farquharson.


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